The Bossier banner., 1887-03-24

IofclDly detained. probably by some
farmer who had sheep and knew her
value.
The next find on my list of canine
proprietors is little half-and- half
Scotch terrier and poodle. l first met
her in drug store in Orange, N. j., on
a damp, drizzling, miserable night. 1
discovered her, wet and muddy and
miserable as the night itself, covering
in one corner of the store. The drug
gist did not know who she was or where
she came from. / addressed few cas-
ual remarks to her ON the state of the
weather and her own personal appear
anee. She took possession of me ut
once. When l left the store she fol-
lowed me home. l invited her in and
gave her a good supper, which she
seemed to enjoy heartily.
After that her kindness and affection
knew no bounds. She was never hap
py, save in my society; and when l left
the house for any length of time, which
generally had to do surreptitiously,
she would rummage all over the estab-
lishment, from garret to cellar, explor
ing even the most unlikely places, ap-
parently thinking might be concealed
under washtubs, on shelves, behind
trunks, anywhere, everywhere.
When at last she reached the sad con-
viction that had really left the prem
ises, she would hunt up some article of
dress belonging to me, carry it to my
sanctum, scramble on to a table with it
in her mouth, and laying her head down
upon it, there wait till 1 come home.
Poor little Fidget! How loved that lit
tie dog!
We had christened her Fidget because
she was such restless little thing.
There never was such fy-about in the
world. Now she would jump on a chair
and bark out of the window at nothing;
then she would made dash at the cat,
and roll her over and over, till she got
in rage and acted ugly, then Fidge'
would give sharp bark and look at me
fixedly for few seconds, pretending
that she had never thought about the
cat at all. IF I returned her glance she
would begin to wag her tail, although
by-the-way, it was difficult to tell which
was the right end of her, unless she was
running, and then you only knew be
cause you were certain that she woult
never run backwards. She was such
shapeless little lump of caninenity, tina
you were liable, at times, to take he
for any thing fluffy-a mop, door mat
muff, bundle of rags, an old bonnet
any thing.
As long as Fidget was with us we al
ways knew what our neighbors had 30
dinner on the previous day. She uses
to scour the adjoining back yards an
! gardens. and bring home all the loos
bones that raight be lying round, an
deposit them on the mat outside on
front door. One day found there tn
whole skeleton of q turkey, two cho
bones and shin of beef, besides frae
ments of dried toast, buckwheat cakes
corn mullins and cold potatoes. 1t wa
the holiday season and the folks ha
/: evidently been living well in my sec
ton, and Fdget had been industrious
I well remember her short bark of dc
light when opened the door, and .sh
4 directed one end of her body toward
t me, which I knew to be her bow, Sc t
i speak, from two little, glistenfns
: brown dots hidden under a tanglg {
long hair, which / recognized as he
eyes, and another little black dots b.
g tween them, which represented ! he
: nose. remember, too, the indescSibs
BILE wiggle of her whole body, wsnic
8 passed with her for tail wagging, Gan
e the extraordinary cyclone of gyratson
$ till she gyrated herself off the top q tn
!, stoop, and with yelp at each bsml
4 landed sober. but serene. at the boson
a When Edget was not foraging l3un
d in the neighbors' yards, she freqrs,ntl
entertained her friends on the :ffrol
v stoop-all the ragtag and bobtaii ss7yu
e as well as the aristocratic settels an
h Newfoundland, in the neighborhs.od.
ell One day was disturbed by fIriol
Il barking and general commotion ri.frol
o of the house, and. on going to thesdoo
e discovered our rector's wife kept Ut bs
d at the front gate by a strange I&ck
l. hounds, comprising spotted coa do
d spitz, black, shaggy beast o. son
g unknown variety. and small ''Aaller
dog, all friends of Fidget. ThS po
lady, found, had peculiar drsad
IS dogs, SO her feelings may be imissgine
le but my rage and indignation cssl nc
n To think of my visitors, and the min
D. ter's wife at that, being driven from Il
d door by ragamuffin volunteer gua1
rs of strangers. o, it was too much!
s. prove the guard away, punished Fidgt
e, and apologized to the lady.
h My children had little wagon
which they harnessed Fidget. BY p
IS tient training they managed to n
l. their them round the garden sometim
lie without accident. Grown confde
L, with this success, ambition soon fl
lie lowed, and they longed for wider fie
"A of action. One dav my wife sent the